Witty web videos bring the Periodic Table to life!
We presented at a couple of events this week in Bristol and Manchester – the audiences were made up of training professionals who wanted to learn more about how web audio and video can increase the effectiveness of e-learning programs.
We always try to make our presentations as interactive as possible and showed a number of our latest favourite web videos. One that went down particularly well, was from Nottingham University – their Chemistry department have developed a series of videos that explain in a fun and engaging way, all 117 elements of the ‘Periodic Table’!
The series is a powerful example of how creative and well executed web videos can demystify a complex subject such as Chemistry and make it accessible to us all…and did I mention that the videos have been viewed over 2.7 million times to date!!!
Check out the trailer below for a flavour of what the videos are all about – if that wets your appetite and you want to see all the individual videos, visit www.periodicvideos.com or their YouTube channel.
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Enhance E-learning with a Podcast
I had a really interesting meeting this week with an organisation who specialise in e-learning. They have developed a terrific ‘Dynamic Learning Environment’ product based on the Open Source software ‘Moodle‘ and it’s great to see how web 2.0 technology is being used in this way.
There is no agreed definition of e-learning, but the CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development) describe it as ‘Learning that is delivered, enabled or mediated using electronic technology for the explicit purpose of training in organisations’.
In a recent CIPD Learning and Development Survey, more that 57% of respondents reported that they are already using e-learning and a further 27% said that they plan to do so over the next year – this strongly suggests that e-learning is becoming ‘mainstream’.
In our opinion, if you’re using or considering using e-learning, think about incorporating podcasts into your programmes – they’re a powerful way to enhance the effectiveness of your e-learning environment.
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